Pulled inexorably into disaster
March 25, 2011
Life is competitive–survival-of-the-fittest and such–and lawyers are among the more competitive life forms. We don’t like to lose and we especially don’t like to lose
I’m the attorney; not the babysitter
March 25, 2011
I had an opposing attorney call me this morning asking if my client’s plans had changed since yesterday. When we confirmed her plans the previous
Expressing scepticism about clients’ (and potential clients’) cases
October 9, 2010
I shared a recent blog with a past client I highly praised in the penultimate paragraph. I was somewhat taken aback when she responded with
October 7, 2010
I tell my divorce clients that I cannot make them happy; I can only get them to a place in which they can pursue happiness.
We are raising our grandchildren’s parents
October 7, 2010
One of my insights in the second family law article I ever had published was“[a]lways recognize (and remind your client) that a custody case is
October 6, 2010
I provided a consult/second opinion recently with a fact pattern that is both distressing and common. The litigant had executed a domestic agreement that was
August 5, 2010
Early in my career I would treat any outlandish allegation an opposing counsel would make regarding my client as serious. Upon being informed via telephone
Forgoing initial retainers in the expectation of payment later
June 8, 2010
A few of the new attorneys in my suite asked for my views on forgoing initial retainers in family court cases in which one might
